Filing and indexing equipment



Feb. 5, 1924. 1,482,905

J. T. QUIGLEY FILING AND INDEXING EQUIPMENT Filed Nov. 2, 1918 2Sheets-Sheet l Inveni/or: 07am T Que/12 263,

Feb. 5, 1924'; 1,482,905

J. T. QUIGLEY FILING AND INDEXING EQUIPMENT Filed Nov. 2, 1918 2Shegts-Sheet 2 John 1'. (pa/193363;, b

Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

' v UNITED STATES 1,482,905 PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN T. QUIGLEY, or BOSTON, mAssAcnusETTs, Assmnon To GOSTME'IERCOMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

FILING AND INDEXING EQUIPMENT.

Application filed November 2, 1918. Serial No. 260,845.

To all who m it may 607L6877L.

Be it known that 1, JOHN T. QUIGLEY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State ofMassachusetts. have invented an Improvement in Filing and IndexingEquipment, of which the following description", in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on thedrawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to filing and indexing equipments of the class inwhich the sheets are arranged with their identificationbearing marginsin overlapping relation- 1 ship, and is more especially concerned withnovel sheets and sheet-holders having provision on the one hand topermit the sheets to be detached from their respective sheetholders, andreattached thereto or inter- 2 changed at will, and on the other handtopermit the sheets and sheet-holders to be detached from the frame ormounting and reattached thereto or interchanged at will.

My invention will be best understood by reference to the followingdescription, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings ofone specific embodiment thereof, while its scope will be moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a filing and indexing equipment embodyingmy invention;

Fig. 2 is an elevation of a pair of sheetholdersand a sheet, the latterbeing unfolded;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, illustrating a sheetflexed preparatory to moving the same from the mounting or frame;

Fig. 4: is a longitudinal sectional view of one of the sheet-holders onan enlarged scale; and

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the sheetholder viewed from the right-handside of l ieferring to the drawings. and to the embodiment of myinvention which is illustrated therein. I have shown for purposes ofexemplification a filing and indexing equipment comprising a pluralityof sheets 10, which may be and are herein folded along a line 11. Thesheet is held by means herein comprising two individually distinctmembers having readily attachable and detaehahle independent connectionwith the sheet.

These members may take various forms. and may be olherwlse suitablysecured to the sheet, but in the present exam-- :ple, the latter isprovided with two sets of perforations 12, herein arranged in pairs, toreceive members 13, each extendin along one face of the sheet, through aperforation of on set, then along the other face of the sheet throughanother perforation of such set, and finally along the first face ofsaid sheet, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The sheet is not necessarilyfolded, but where, as in the present case, a folded sheet is used, theperforations are adjacent the line of the fold and preferably at oneside of the latter, as shown in Fig. 2. ln such case, also, the sheet isfolded so that the inner ends of the sheet-holders are received withinthe fold of the sheet, and thus bear on the inner face of thesheet-holder when the latter is unfolded. as shown in Fig. 2.

\Vhere the sheet-holder is threaded in and out through the perforations,as herein shown, the deformation of the sheet resulting therefrom tendsto produce a frictional resistance to the sliding movement of thesheet-holder. and this is desirable because it tends to preventaccidental withdrawal of the sheet-holder. If desired, however, thisfrictional resistance may be increased by providing a sheet-holderhaving provision for yieldingly engaging opposite edges of theperforations. To this end, I have herein provided sheet-holders. each ofwhich oomprises two generally parallel portions having a tendency tospring apart, and thereby to engage the edges of the perforations withspring pressure. One convenient way of accomplishing this is to providea sheet-holder made of a piece of wire bent to form a loop, as bestshown in F ig.. 4, the terminal portions of said wire being suitablysecured together. This may be done in various ways, as by providing asleeve 14 encircling the terminal portions of the wire, andappropriately secured thereon as by providing a wedge-block 15 forcedinto the space between the terminal portions of the wire, and clampingthe latter firmly within the sleeve, as clearly shown in'Figs. 4 and 5.

Preferably, the sleeves 14 are cylindrical in form, and constitutetrunnions about whose axes the sheet and sheet-holders may be swung, thelatter to this end being mounted in appropriate bearings. In the presentembodiment, these hearings are formed by a frame or mounting 16 havinginwardly facing flanges 17 forming channels 18, inwhich the trunnionsare received. The trunnions contact with one another, and maintain theidentification-bearing margins of the sheets in appropriately spacedrelationship, as

shown in Fig. 1, while still permitting the sheets to be turned to andfro to expose either face to view. The sheet-holders are maintained intheir proper places in the channels by the provision of suitable upperand lower stops 19 and 20, shown in Fig. 1.

It should now be apparent that the sheetholders may be removed from andreplaced in their respective sheets, and the latter may be interchangedor renewed from time to time, as circumstances may require. This is ofspecial advantage in case it is desired to make records on the sheets bythe use of a typewriter, as under these circumstances, the sheet-holdersmay be removed preparatory to making the record, and reattached when therecord is com leted and the sheet is to be reattached to t e mounting.The latter operation is well illustrated in Fig. 3, in which the sheetis shown fixed or bowed to permit the trunnions to be withdrawn from, orreplaced in, the channels. It is obvious that by cannot be removed fromthe mounting, except by purposely flexing the same to withdraw itstrunnions from the channels.

Having thus described one specific embodiment of my invention, what Iclaim and desire by Letters Patent to secure is:

1. In an equipment of the class described, the combination of aperforated sheet, sheetholding means comprising two individuallydistinct members received in the perforations and having readilyattachable and detachable independent connection with said sheet, saidmembers presenting trunnions, and means providing hearings in which saidtrunnions are received.

2. In an equipment of the class described, the combination of a sheetprovided with perforations, sheet-holding means comprising twoindividually distinct members mounted to slide into and out of saidperforations, and means providing supports for said members.

3. In an equipment of the class described, the combination of a foldedsheet provided with perforations adjacent the fold, sheetholding meanscomprising two individually distinct members received in said fold andsaid perforations and mounted to slide independently ir'ito and out ofsaid perforations, and means providing supports for said members.

4. In an equipment of the class described, the combination of a sheetprovided with providing a sheet of sufiicient stability, the latter willlie perfectly fiat, and;

two sets of perforations, sheet-holding means comprising twoindividually distinct. members, each extending along one face of saidsheet, through a perforation of omset, then along the other face of saidsheet, then through another perforation of 'such set, and finally alongthe first face of said sheet, antll). means providing supports for saidmem ers.

5. In an equipment of the closs described. the combination of a foldedsheet provided with two sets of perforations at one side of the line ofthe fold, sheet-holding means comprising two individually distinctmembers extending along within said fold, through a perforation of oneset, then along without said fold, then through another perforation ofsuch set, and fin-all along within said fold, and means provic ingsupports for the outer ends of said members.

6. In an equipment of the class described, the combination of a sheetprovided with two sets of perforations, sheet-holding means comprisingtwo individually distinct members, each received in the perforations ofone of said sets and having provision yieldingly to engage oppositesides of said perforations.

7. In an equipment of the class described,

the combination of a sheet provided withtwo sets of perforations,sheet-holding means comprising two individually distinct members, eachreceived in the perforations of one of said sets and having provision toengage said sheet with spring pressure.

8. In an equipment of the class described,

the combination of a sheet provided with two sets of perforations.sheet-holding means comprising two individually distinct members, eachreceived in the perforations of one of said sets and each comprising twogenerally parallel portions frictionally engaging opposite edges of theperforations in which they are received.

9. In an equipment of the class described, the combination of a sheetprovided with two sets of perforations, sheet-holding means comprisingtwo individually distinct members, each received in the perforations ofone of said sets and each comprising a piece of wire bent to form twogenerally parallel portions frictionally engaging opposite edges of theperforations in which they are received.

10. In an equipment of the class described, the combination of a sheetprovided with two sets of perforationsj sheet-holding means comprisingtwo individually distinct members, each received in the perforations ofone of said sets and each comprising a piece of wire bent to form aloop.

11. In an equipment of the class described, the combination of a sheetprovided with two sets of perforations. sheet-holding meanscomprising'two individually distinct members, each received in theperforations of one of said sets and each comprising a piece of wirebent to form a loop, the terminal portions of said wire being: securedtogether. Y A i 12. In an equipment of the class described, thecombination of a sheet provided with two sets ofperforations.sheet-holding means comprising two individually distinctmembers, each received in the perforations of one of said sets and eachcomprising a piece of wire bent to form a loop, and a sleeve enclosing:the terminal portions of each wire. 13. In an equipment of the classdescribed, the combination of a sheet provided with two sets ofperforations, sheet-holding means comprising two'individually distinctmembers, each received in the perforations of one of said sets and eachcomprising a piece of wire bent to form a loop and a cy lindricaltrunnion to which the terminal portions of each wire are secured.

14. In a file, the combination of a series of perforated sheets havingoverlapping margins, and a series of sheet-holding means, thesheet-holding means of each sheet having a part received in aperforation of such sheet and preventing separation in a directiontransverse to said margins, said part being normally retained in saidperforation by resilient. action and being withdrawablc from saidperforation by relative movement of said sheet and sheet-holding meansin a direction parallel with said margins.

In testimony. whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN TIQUIGLEY.

